Managing the risk of CO2 leakage from deep saline aquifer reservoirs through the creation of a hydraulic barrier

Energy Procedia

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 3187-3194

  Réveillère, Arnaud ^a   Rohmer, Jérémy ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Corrective measure; Hydraulic barrier; Leakage; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED WELLS; AQUIFERS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CORRECTIVE MEASURES; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; HYDRAULIC BARRIER; PRESSURE BUILD UP; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; SHALLOWER AQUIFERS; STORAGE RESERVOIRS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79955417726     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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